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I’d guess that the cultural moment favors Scott Walker and Chris Christie, who have records of confrontation, over Jeb Bush. I’d also say it strengthens Hillary Clinton, who has a Merkel-like toughness.

The beheadings, this monstrous act of human incineration, are insults designed to generate a visceral response. They are attempts by insignificant men to get the world to recognize their power and status.

With Hanukkah coming to an end this evening, Christmas a day away and people taking time off work, we are in a season of quickened faith. When you watch people exercise that faith, whether lighting candles or attending midnight Mass, the first thing you see is how surprising it is.